Creamy Ranch Dressing Recipes

Lisa Feldman, the director of culinary services at the schools division of the food services company Sodexo, understands that where there is ranch dressing, there are kids who will eat vegetables. Lisa is working to devise menus for schools that meet or exceed the Department of Agriculture's Healthier US Schools Challenge requirements. With a deep understanding of the ingredients that school lunch programs have to work with, she developed a white bean and yogurt salad dressing base. The mixture will make a dressing that has much more nutritional value, considerably less sodium, and none of the additives in the long ingredient list on a bottle of commercial ranch dressing. Lisa credits the chef and cookbook author Joyce Goldstein for the idea. This is an adaptation of the ranch that Lisa developed for schools. It can be used as a dip, but also as a salad dressing for crisp salads. Adding the ice cube to the food processor helps to break down the fiber in the bean skins so that the dressing is less grainy.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     salads and dressings, appetizer

Time 5m

Yield 1 cup, about 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 65, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 143 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams

This ranch dressing is great because it doesn't have all the chemicals and preservatives that many do. You can also use buttermilk in place of the sour cream, if you like.

Provided by DAWNIA

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Salad Dressing Recipes     Sour Cream Dressing Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 152.7 calories, Carbohydrate 1.1 g, Cholesterol 11.2 mg, Fat 16.6 g, Protein 0.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 133.7 mg, Sugar 0.2 g

Make and share this Creamy Ranch Dressing recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Dancer

Categories     Salad Dressings

Time 10m

Yield 3/4 cup

Number Of Ingredients 7

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 216.2, Fat 5.8, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 22.3, Sodium 828.8, Carbohydrate 12.6, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 6, Protein 27.4

Make and share this Fat Free Creamy Ranch Dressing recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Teresa Johnson

Categories     Salad Dressings

Time 5m

Yield 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 7

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 119.2, Fat 0.8, SaturatedFat 0.2, Cholesterol 3.7, Sodium 258.3, Carbohydrate 16.3, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 14.6, Protein 11.3

Provided by Molly O'Neill

Categories     easy, condiments, dips and spreads, salads and dressings

Time 5m

Yield One cup

Number Of Ingredients 9

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 117, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 353 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams

A creamy dressing with the perfect blend of spices, adjust the amount of dill to suit taste I advise not to use more than 2 teaspoon fresh garlic or it will overpower the dressing, all other amounts may be adjusted to suit taste --- don't even think about serving this dressing until after it's chilled for at least 4 or more hours and the longer the better --- for a lower fat option use low-fat mayonnaise, sour cream and buttermilk --- for Ranch Peppercorn dressing add in 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper or to taste, and for Parmesan ranch dressing add in 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese or to taste --- this makes a fantastic veggie dip!

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories     Salad Dressings

Time 6h

Yield 2 cups (approx)

Number Of Ingredients 12

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